Texas A&M International University Ranks No. 1 in Latino Enrollment
The tourist slogan “Everything is bigger in Texas” apparently applies even to the number of Latino’s earning college degrees.
Texas A&M International University (TAMIU) ranked No. 1 in the country as far as colleges regarding Hispanic enrollment. The University, with 92 percent of their 6,778 undergraduates being Hispanic, is located in the border town of Laredo, the location Donald Trump recently made a campaign appearance.
Ray Keck, the president of TAMIU, expressed enthusiasm about the university's ranking, telling the Laredo Morning News, “Our campus was born of the promise to provide access and affordability to higher education for a long underserved and deeply deserving region of learners. To see our daily commitment, mission and passion recognized at this national level is truly uplifting and tells us that our mission is indeed being delivered and realized.”
The U.S. News and World Report noted that the number of Hispanic students at U.S. colleges is rising faster than any other racial or ethnic group in the nation. A report published last year by the Pew Research Center informs that from 1996 to 2012 college enrollment among Hispanics bewtween the ages of 18 to 24 more than tripled in numbers. However, as reported by NBC, despite what appeared to be an increase in Latino enrollment, a report by Excelencia in Education showed that low rates of Latino college completion is still a big problem in the nation.
The top three schools with the highest Hispanic enrollment are actually all in Texas. After TAMIU, the schools that follow are St. Mary’s University of San Antonio and University of the Incarnate World, which are both in San Antonio. After those, the remainder of the schools on the list are mostly from California.
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